The month of April arrives loaded with premieres for all tastes. The Caballero brothers, creators of 'Here there is no one who lives' and 'La que se coming', premiere the comedy 'Muertos SL' on Movistar Plus+. Among the new releases that land on digital platforms there are also a good number of dramatic thrillers such as 'Thugs' coming to Netflix and 'Boat Story'. Another of the most notable titles is the live-action adaptation of the cult manga 'Parasyte': 'Parasyte: the greys'.
These are the series that will premiere in the next few days:
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April 4
Movistar Plus+'Dead SL'
The Caballero brothers, creators of 'Here there is no one who lives' and 'La que se cerca', premiere their new series on Movistar Plus+ this March 4: 'Muertos SL'. The production has a well-known cast led by Carlos Areces who is accompanied by Adriana Torrebejano, Amaia Salamanca, Ascen López, Salva Reina, Aitziber Garmendia and Diego Martín.
The story begins when Gonzalo Torregosa, owner and founder of the Torregrosa Funeral Home, dies. It is then that Dámaso Carrillo, his right-hand man in the company, has no doubt that the best thing for the continuity of the business is for him to assume command. But, against all odds, Nieves, the septuagenarian widow, decides to take charge of the family business, helped by her useless and enthusiastic son-in-law, Chemi, an expert in Marketing, and against her daughters' plans to close and set up a business. gym. While Dámaso conspires and manipulates his colleagues against the new management, the company will face the competition, the Transitus funeral home, and its plan to expand its business, and a #metoo case, which will threaten the legacy of Gonzalo Torregrosa.
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April 4
Netflix'Ripley'
Based on Patricia Highsmith's novel 'The Talented Mr. Ripley', Andrew Scott stars in this eight-episode series. Steven Zaillian, Oscar winner for the screenplay of 'Schindler's List' and responsible for series such as 'The Night Of', is the creator and director of the production.
Tom Ripley is a con man living poorly in New York in the early 1960s who is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy and try to convince his son to return home. Tom's acceptance of the job is the first step towards a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder.
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April 4
Netflix'Thugs'
Netflix is also betting on the dramatic thriller with 'Thugs'. The story follows Charly, a young man who, overnight, must carry out a dangerous robbery to settle a debt owed by his family to his former partners. To do this, he must work with Joseph, the driver who will be in charge of taking the loot to Austria. The plan does not go as planned and both are forced to flee to save their lives and protect Charly's family.
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April 4
HBO Max'Divided Youth (Da ponte pra lá)'
From Brazil comes this series located between the past and the present, which shows the contrasts that exist between the young people of the São Paulo elite and the young people who live in the favelas.
The production tells the story of these young people in different worlds through a mysterious investigation, which will incorporate the point of view of different people of the same age. Between rap, slam, rhyme battles, cracks and electronic music parties, the series' characters navigate the discoveries that come with late adolescence in a fractured city that is at the same time home, prison and inspiration.
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5th of April
SkyShowtime'Boat Story'
Skyshowtime is also betting on the dramatic thriller with this 6-episode miniseries. From the United Kingdom comes this title in which Janet and Samuel, two penniless strangers, find a shipment of cocaine on a shipwrecked ship, neither of them can believe it. After agreeing to sell it and split the profits, they have to face the police, masked thugs and a suited gangster whom everyone calls The Tailor.
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5th of April
Netflix'Parasyte: the greys'
With 'Parasyte: The Grays', Netflix introduces a bold live-action adaptation of the cult manga 'Parasyte', placing the action in the heart of South Korea. The production fuses elements of horror and science fiction to tell the story of humanity on the brink, facing alien parasites that take control of their human hosts with deadly consequences.
Starring Jeon So-nee and Koo Kyo-hwan, 'Parasyte: The Grays' not only captures the visceral struggle for survival, but also immerses the viewer in a deep ethical dilemma about coexistence and identity.
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5th of April
Apple TV+'Sugar'
'Sugar' premieres worldwide on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes this Friday, April 5, followed by a new weekly episode every Friday. Starring Colin Farrell, the actor plays an enigmatic private detective who battles his personal demons while investigating the disappearance of a Hollywood producer's beloved granddaughter.
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April 7
Atresplayer'Red flags'
Based on an original idea by Nando López, author of 'The Age of Wrath', 'Red Flags' is a teenage drama focused on the sexual and emotional lives of four young people to show the sexuality of Generation Z.
Toni (Diego Rey), Érika (Mar Isern), Luna (Iría del Valle) and Walter (Ibrahima Kone) are very friends, but they do not know each other in person. They only follow each other on a social network that, for them, is as real as life itself. There, the four share their fears, problems, disappointments with their recent sexual experiences, which test their beliefs about life, love and friendship.
And next week
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April 9th
Filmin'Under control'
Straddling the corridors of the Elysée and the desert territories of the Sahel, this French comedy narrates the inefficiency of a political class that delights in believing that everything is under control. Marie Tessier, 45, director of an NGO, is appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on the day that five Europeans, including two French, are taken hostage by terrorists in the Sahel.
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April 10th
Netflix'Anthracite'
Netflix is also betting on a French series with 'Antracita', in which an old case is uncovered when a reporter disappears and his daughter ends up in a small mountain town tormented by a sect, secrecy and death.
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April 10th
Netflix'Hijacking of Flight 601'
From Colombia comes this series based on real events. Two armed revolutionaries kidnap and threaten to blow up Flight 601 unless the Colombian government releases 50 political prisoners and pays them a large cash ransom. Faced with the refusal of the political leaders to negotiate, the aggressors begin to make drastic decisions that will put the safety of the hostages in suspense while the plane flies aimlessly. Amid the impending horror, the captain and two brave stewards must fight to return the hostages safely and outwit the kidnappers while negotiating with the authorities.
The thriller is inspired by the events that occurred on May 30, 1973.
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